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Dockside Training Empowers Officers to Promote Responsible Fishing Practices

A Dockside Boarding and Inspection Training was successfully conducted on October 18, 2025, on Kiritimati Island, aimed to strengthen the capacity of fisheries officers to effectively conduct vessel inspections and enforce fisheries laws at sea. The training was specifically designed for Fisheries Officers responsible for the routine dockside boarding and inspection and covered key areas such as boarding procedures, inspection techniques, Gen3 vessel compliance, observer placement meetings, safety protocols, and other related compliance measures.
The main purpose of the training was to enhance the technical skills and knowledge of fisheries personnel in promoting responsible fishing practices, improving monitoring and control operations, and supporting national efforts to prevent, deter, and eliminate Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing.
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Empowering North Tarawa Communities through Sustainable Seaweed Farming

Considering the limited availability of land, aquaculture presents a viable solution to maximize resources and support livelihoods. In line with this, seaweed farming is one promising aquaculture option that can help address land limitations while improving community income. Thus, four officials from the Aquaculture Unit under CFD recently conducted seaweed farming training in North Tarawa under the FAO Mariculture Project. The project focused on promoting sustainable seaweed farming practices, planting seaweed with participants, providing materials, and offering guidance on how seaweed can contribute to local livelihoods.
A key highlight of the visit was the introduction of a new farming method, allowing cultivation in areas previously unsuitable due to site conditions. Communities also expressed strong interest in value-added seaweed products to sell locally, showing growing engagement and enthusiasm for seaweed farming.
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Kiribati Joins Global Dialogue on Climate Adaptation in Ōtautahi Christchurch

A one-week conference on adaptation pivoting actions for the future is being held from the 13- 16 of October,2025 at Te Pae Convention Centre in Ōtautahi Christchurch, New Zealand. This flagship event on climate adaptation is co-hosted by the University of Canterbury (Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha) and the United Nations’ World Adaptation Science Programme (WASP), with regional and international partners.
During this week, the conference brings in more than 1,800 practitioners, scientists, policymakers, Indigenous leaders and community representatives to share, gather, collaborate and shape climate-resilient futures. The dialogue provides the opportunity for 2 officials from the Ministry of Fisheries and Ocean Resources to join the discussion during this week’s program. The conference echoed the strong sentiments of strong collaborations, building networks with concreate actions to pivot adaptation actions. The MFOR delegates, represented in panel discussions, and contributing to cross-sector dialogue with possible discussions on project development in areas of climate adaptation. Showcasing Kiribati’s work in Marine Spatial Planning, resilience of small islands (integrating knowledge, policy & action), and the talk on seaweed industry in the Pacific and Kiribati, with updates on areas to leveraging support in this industry is vital, generally to diversity opportunities, promote entrepreneurship and building resilience. The attendance was made possible through the funding support fromm MFAT through the SPC and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) from Canada. Kiribati participation underscores the commitment to adaptation, ocean governance, and sustainable development in the Pacific.
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Strengthening Kiribati–China Fisheries Partnership

The incumbent President of the Shanghai Fisheries Group, Mr Wang Haifeng and his delegation visited the Honourable Minister Ribanataake Tiwau and his team, 11-14th October 2025, in Tarawa to further their cooperation and friendship on tuna fisheries commercial venture in Kiribati. Shanghai Fisheries Group is one of China’s biggest fisheries and seafood companies and a long-standing partner of Kiribati in fisheries as the shareholder of the Kiribati’s Government Joint Venture Kiribati Fish Limited. During their brief visit in Tarawa, they visited the KFL factory, the purse seine and carrier vessels, as well as the other fisheries facilities in Kiribati. President Haifeng expressed his deepest appreciation to the Honourable Minister and the Government of Kiribati for his warm welcome, hospitality, hard-working team and for the continued support given to KFL. He assured Minister Tiwau that Shanghai Fisheries Group company will leverage more investments in the future and remain committed towards fulfilling the mutual vision and aspiration of our Joint Venture KFL to benefit both Kiribati and China. MFOR acknowledges Shanghai Deepsea, KFL and other JV representatives for the strong friendship and trust in jointly navigating this ambition together with our genuine people and partners.

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